My Professional Journey

Electrical Engineer | PhD Candidate | AI & Energy Systems Researcher

Rishi Malyala

Experience

Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald Australia

Electrical Engineer (Jan 2025 - Present)

Graduate Electrical Engineer (Feb 2023 - Jan 2025)

- Developed technical documentation, including earthing reports, single-line diagrams, earthing plan and cross section layouts.
- Experience in earthing system design and analysis, including EPR studies and compliance requirements associated to ENA EG0 & IEEE80 for substation design, and EN50122-1 for Traction earthing systems.
- CDEGS (Current Distribution, Electromagnetic Fields, Grounding and Soil Structure Analysis), SESCAD Modelling and earthing studies, including soil resistivity testing and fault current dissipation assessments.
- CAD Drafting experience including overall service layouts, typical details, cross sections and SLD.

- Experience in renewables projects including Solar Farms, BESS and Pumped Hydro projects, Australian Defence projects and major traction power systems including Sydney Metro, Brisbane Metro and Greater Ontario Lakeshore East and West Joint Corridor.

UNSW Logo

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

PhD Candidate, Electrical Engineering (2024 - Present)

- Researching energy risk management and predictive analysis, focusing on improving grid resilience and forecasting using machine learning.
- Developing and fine-tuning hybrid deep learning models (GPI-DSSM) applied to energy systems.
- Conducting HPC-based modeling on the NCI Gadi supercomputer, exploring energy demand/supply forecasting at scale.
- Participating in research collaborations and assisting with academic activities.

Casual Academic (May 2024 - Present)

- Tutoring and supporting students in the Advanced postgraduate disciplinary knowledge course ELEC9716 Electrical Safety course, providing guidance on concepts like earthing, bonding, step & touch potentials.
- Tutor and Lab Demonstrator for ELEC4612 Power System Analysis (Undergraduate and postgraduate disciplinary knowledge course) Demonstrator.
- Demonstrator in AGSE Short course: Grid Integration of Renewables using PSCAD Demonstrator in collaboration with Aurecon.

Huawei

Huawei Australia

Intern – Digital Energy (Solar) (May 2022 - Jul 2022)

Service Engineer (Part-time) (Jul 2022 - Jan 2023)

- Supported solar project implementation and maintenance, providing technical advice to clients.
- Assisted with site inspections, troubleshooting, and resolving technical queries.
- Esxposure to PV inverter operations and solar design standards.

Work Rights

Australia
Australia

Full Work Rights (Permanent Resident)

India
India

Full Work Rights (Indian Citizen)

Certifications & Awards

Best Conference Paper Award

ICSCGE 2024 - Hybrid GPI-DSSM Forecasting Model.

University Postgraduate Award (UPA)

Full stipend & tuition offset at UNSW Sydney.

Working with Children Check (Volunteer)

Issued Jan 2025, Service NSW.

White Card

Issued Mar 2023, Service NSW.

Licenses

Unrestricted Driver's License

NSW & Indian - Full Manual/Automatic License Holder.
Indian - Full Rider's License

Recreational Pilot License

Ongoing Training.

Get In Touch

Sydney, Australia

rishi_malyala@outlook.com

TBA

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